Film screening and discussion on' Sleepers

SLEEPERS

Four boys, one town, one bond - little did they know that a harmless prank could change their lives forever. Sent to Wilkinson's correction home, they are the victims of sexual abuse, helplessness and are emotionally scarred, surviving only by the strength they gained from each other. Years later, an opportunity arises to face the demons of their past and avenge a lost childhood. Two convicted murderers, two faithful friends, one defense lawyer and a priest who is torn between religion, reality and his devotion to the boys- this heart-wrenching story questions the rules that sometimes one has to abide by.

Family violence, sexual abuse, the fear of disclosure and the emotional consequences of it, this movie brings out one of the lesser talked about evils of society – prison abuse and the credibility of a the legal system.  It also talks about the choices that life requires us to make, the moral dilemma one faces in making them and the lessons it teaches us.

CAST:    Kevin Bacon

                Robert de Niro

                Dustin Hoffman

                Brad Pitt

Film screening and discussion

Film Club,Department of Psychology

Screening and Discussion Of

TRAFFIC SIGNAL

India/2007/70mm/Colour/Hindi

 

Direction: Madhur Bhandarkar, 

Producer:  Baldev Pushkarna, Kavita   Pushkarna

Cinematographer: Mahesh Limaye

Music: Raju Singh, Shamir Tandon

Cast: Kunal Khemu, Konkona Sen Sharma, Neetu Chandra, Ranvir Shorey

Awards: National Film Awards in 2007 as Best Director for this film, and Anil Moti Ram Palande, the first National Film Award for Best Make-up Artist

Life manifests differently in society, at various strata, each with its own limited scope toward satisfying the desires and temptations of materialism. The film, directed by the National Award Winning director, Madhur Bhandarkar, is a morbid sketch of the crude reality of the people who constitute the impoverished majority of our country. It starkly depicts the wide gap between the haves and the have-nots whereby each one plays an indispensable role in the growth and development of the economy of the nation. The deprived circumstances of street sex workers, beggars and those exploited through child extortion and human trafficking is elucidated with intricate outlines. Theirs is an intense cry for help, seeking sensitivity from the viewers in order to become more receptive toward the large part of the other side of the world and begin considering them worthy of a well-provided-for human life. Although there is no single protagonist in the film, it explores the lives of Silsila and others victimized in the constant struggle for survival. Amidst the flux of power hierarchies, their lives are somewhere lost. The street lingo, Bambaiya, is captured in the movie that provides a real, grounded and straight-to-the-bone thematic element that projects the lives of the denizens and the circumstances that affect them.

To get a taste of reality, we invite you all to watch the film together to reflect, think and introspect as a conscious collective whole on:

DATE: January 8^th, 2011

TIME: 1.30p.m. to 4p.m.

VENUE: PSYCHOLOGY LAB (7TH FLOOR CENTRAL BLOCK)